JBoss JBoss Application Server up to 3.2.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in JBoss JBoss Application Server up to 3.2.4. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2006-5750. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in JBoss JBoss Application Server up to 3.2.4 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the DeploymentFileRepository class in JBoss Application Server (jbossas) 3.2.4 through 4.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to read or modify arbitrary files, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors related to the console manager.

The bug was discovered 11/27/2006. The weakness was disclosed 11/27/2006 by Oliver Karow with Symantec (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5750 since 11/06/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby and been published 4 years after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27282 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : jboss4 (jboss4-2304)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115470 (Red Hat JBossSecurity Update (RHSA-2006:0743)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30376), Tenable (27282), SecurityFocus (BID 21219†), OSVDB (30767†) and Secunia (SA23095†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
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Nessus ID: 27282
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : jboss4 (jboss4-2304)
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Oliver Karow
Organization: Symantec
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5750 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5750
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33457
X-Force: 30376
SecurityFocus: 21219 - JBoss Java Class DeploymentFileRepository Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 23095 - JBoss DeploymentFileRepository Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30767 - JBoss Application Server (jbossas) JMX Console DeploymentFileRepository Traversal Arbitrary File Manipulation
SecurityTracker: 1017289
Vulnerability Center: 13211 - Jboss Application Server Directory Traversal via the DeploymentFileRepository Class, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-4724

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/29/2026 02:28
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (89), 07/11/2019 12:52 (3), 06/15/2025 17:19 (18), 04/29/2026 02:28 (1)
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